node-tar up to 4.4.17/5.0.9/6.1.8 path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in node-tar up to 4.4.17/5.0.9/6.1.8. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-37713. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in node-tar up to 4.4.17/5.0.9/6.1.8 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/31/2021. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-37713. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 4.4.18, 5.0.10 or 6.1.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• node-tar

Version

• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 4.4.5
• 4.4.6
• 4.4.7
• 4.4.8
• 4.4.9
• 4.4.10
• 4.4.11
• 4.4.12
• 4.4.13
• 4.4.14
• 4.4.15
• 4.4.16
• 4.4.17
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.9
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8

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